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The Impact of Extending Marriage to Non-Resident Same-Sex Couples on the Massachusetts Budget

Abstract

Using information from Massachusetts as well as data on tourist spending and wedding spending compiled from industry sources, we find that the current policy of forbidding out-of-state same-sex couples to marry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts reduces spending for Massachusetts businesses and tax revenues for the Commonwealth and local governments.

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